• Full-time
• Permanent
• Australia Remote or Hybrid Sydney/Melbourne

At Uber Carshare, we’re on a mission to free the world from the ‘one person, one car’ mentality. Our platform and technology make it easy to turn any car into a shared car, empowering people to save money, reduce waste and fight climate change. Since 2012, we’ve grown our community to more than 8,000 cars being shared and made over 1.1 million bookings. Our acquisition by Uber in early 2022 and rebrand from Car Next Door to Uber Carshare last November has created an amazing opportunity for us to combine our car-sharing community with Uber’s mobility platform, providing a complete alternative to car ownership.

About the role

Following the acquisition by Uber, we have ultra bold ambitions and growth plans for 2023 and beyond. In this role you will report directly to our CEO and be an integral part of the executive leadership team. You will be responsible for providing legal support for Uber Carshare’s Australian operations and owning risk management and compliance. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, commercially-focused and pragmatic lawyer looking for a challenging hands-on experience in the scaling of an innovative and fast-paced business.

What you'll do:

• Provide timely and effective legal support for the company's operations and initiatives
• Provide strategic legal advice to the CEO and executive team to support business goals and growth
• Implement policies and processes to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of the legal support function as we scale
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across all areas of the business
• Engage and partner with external counsel
• Oversee the negotiation, drafting, and administration of contracts, and ensure that they are legally sound and protect the company's interests
• Identify, assess, and manage legal risks across the business’s Australian operations and develop commercially-focused strategies to mitigate or avoid them
• Ensure that the company complies with all applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards
• Maintain a robust compliance program in line with Uber’s core value: ‘We do the right thing’!

Safety:

• Be the point of contact for safety at Uber Carshare
• Ensure that the company has a robust program in place to manage safety risks
• Partner with the Uber ANZ safety team to identify safety risks and establish and maintain a risk register
• Work cross-functionally with the product and operations teams to minimise safety risks
• Present reliable data and reports on safety risks, incidents and trends at an executive level
• Build a culture at Uber Carshare in line with Uber’s ‘safety first’ value

What you'll need:

• >8 years’ post-admission experience (including at least 3 years at a Senior Associate level or equivalent in-house experience)
• Strong knowledge of current corporations, contract and consumer law
• Extensive experience in legal drafting, contract management and statutory interpretation
• Confidence in handling volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous situations
• Strong skills in project management and risk analysis
• Demonstrated ability to handle delicate situations with integrity
• The capability to understand our business and work cross-functionally with teams at all levels
• To be analytical by nature and think critically about situations
• The ability to make decisions effectively and manage change in a fast-paced environment

About our culture

There’s a lot to love at Uber Carshare – our dedication to sustainability, the innovative and collaborative initiatives we work on, and our opportunities for career growth and development. Plus, we have some pretty great perks:

• Competitive remuneration (including bonus and equity)
• Flexible and remote working arrangements
• Monthly Uber Eats, Rides and Carshare credits
• Yearly Wellbeing Allowance
• Yearly Medical Allowance
• Monthly Phone Allowance
• 4.5 months’ paid parental leave (for both primary and secondary carers)
• Access to the Uber offices and facilities in Sydney and Melbourne (lunch and snacks provided)
• Learning & Development Allowance for formal training or attending conferences and events

At Uber Carshare, we value all people for who they are and what they bring to our community. We encourage our employees to be their genuine authentic selves and know that our team, our product, and our members’ experiences are enhanced by the diversity of perspectives of everyone who works at Uber Carshare. We offer equal opportunities to all applicants and promote merit and fairness in our employment practices. If you’re passionate about working with a team that is doing something amazing for our community and the environment, come as you are!